- Integration settings now report whether Motrix owns .torrent files and magnet: links on Windows and Linux
- Windows can open the appropriate Default Apps page for Motrix file associations without rewriting protected UserChoice values
- Native Linux packages can set the .torrent default through xdg-mime, while AppImage integration preserves and restores verified previous handlers
- New installations now default downloads to the operating system's Downloads directory instead of assuming home/Downloads
- Built-in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Transmission User-Agent presets have been refreshed
- Interrupted HTTP and FTP downloads now persist a non-sensitive replay recipe and remote resource validators, inspecting the partial file, aria2 checkpoint, final-path conflicts, range support, and remote ETag or modification time before resuming
- Compact selectors in Settings expand to fit localized labels instead of clipping longer translations
From Motrix
Motrix 2.0.0-beta.26
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Motrix 2.0.0-beta.26 makes interrupted direct-download recovery safer, adds system default-app controls on Windows and Linux, uses each platform's Downloads directory for new installations, and refreshes several Settings details. It is intended for public distribution only after every protected release gate passes.
Highlights
- Interrupted HTTP and FTP downloads now persist a non-sensitive replay recipe and remote resource validators. On restart, Motrix inspects the partial file, aria2 checkpoint, final-path conflicts, range support, and the remote ETag or modification time before resuming. If identity or credentials cannot be verified safely, the partial file is preserved and Motrix reports why manual recovery is required (#1959).
- Integration settings now report whether Motrix owns
.torrentfiles andmagnet:links on Windows and Linux. Windows opens the appropriate Default Apps page without rewriting protectedUserChoicevalues. Native Linux packages can set the.torrentdefault throughxdg-mime, while AppImage integration preserves and restores verified previous handlers (#1957). - New installations now default downloads to the operating system's Downloads
directory instead of assuming
<home>/Downloads. Existing saved paths are preserved, and confined Snap packages retain their stable real-home default (#1958). - Compact selectors in Settings expand to fit localized labels instead of clipping longer translations (#1955).
- Built-in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Transmission User-Agent presets have been refreshed (#1960).
Before testing
This is prerelease software. Back up existing Motrix application data and downloads before installing it. Migration from Motrix v1 data has not yet been validated, so do not use your only copy of v1 data with this beta.
When practical, test v2 in parallel using a separate OS account, machine, or Docker data directory. Do not rely on this beta for your only copy of important downloads.
To test recovery, interrupt an HTTP or FTP download after it has written both a
partial file and an aria2 checkpoint, then restart Motrix and confirm that the
task resumes without discarding progress. Also test a changed remote resource
or missing checkpoint and confirm that Motrix preserves the partial file rather
than combining incompatible bytes. On Windows and Linux, review the default-app
status under Integration settings and verify .torrent and magnet: hand-off.
Planned downloads after release gates pass
| Distribution | Architectures | Planned output |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 12 or later | arm64 (Apple Silicon), x64 (Intel) | DMG and ZIP |
| Windows | x64 | Unsigned NSIS installer (.exe) and ZIP |
| Linux | x64, arm64 | AppImage, DEB, and RPM |
| Flatpak Native Host companion | linux/x64, linux/arm64 | Motrix-Native-Host-2.0.0-beta.26-linux-<arch>.tar.gz |
| Docker Hub / GHCR | linux/amd64, linux/arm64 | Immutable 2.0.0-beta.26 tag in both registries |
| Snap Store | — | Not published for this beta |
After every container gate passes, the versioned image references will be
docker.io/motrixapp/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.26 and
ghcr.io/agalwood/motrix-server:2.0.0-beta.26. See the
Docker Server deployment guide
for storage, networking, and upgrade guidance.
Distribution notes
- AppImage desktop integration is opt-in and confined to the current user's XDG data directory. Browser-extension hand-off is not yet available from the AppImage package because its Native Messaging host does not have a stable path outside the mounted image.
- Flatpak is validated separately and is not published by the release tag; the GitHub prerelease includes its Native Host companion archives.
- Windows
arm64and all 32-bit packages are not available. - Windows packages are unsigned and may trigger a Windows SmartScreen warning. Download them only from the official GitHub prerelease after it is published.
- Beta container tags are immutable and do not update
latest,stable, or other stable floating tags. - Snap is not published for this beta. Prerelease Snap runs stop after source
validation, so they do not build Snap artifacts, upload Store revisions, or
change
latest/edge.
Feedback
Please report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues. Include your operating system, architecture, package type, and the steps needed to reproduce the issue.
What's Changed
- fix(settings): adapt select widths to localized text by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1955
- feat(platform): add system default app controls by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1957
- fix(settings): use platform downloads directory by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1958
- fix(downloads): harden interrupted task recovery by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1959
- fix(settings): refresh user-agent presets by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1960
- chore(release): prepare 2.0.0-beta.26 by @agalwood in https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/pull/1962
Full Changelog: https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/compare/v2.0.0-beta.25...v2.0.0-beta.26